NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology Promotes John Hill to Sales Manager
EXTON, Pa., June 15, 2006 - NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology, LLC has promoted John M. Hill to sales manager, mid-Atlantic region. He will manage all aspects of NETZSCH customer relationships in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and southern New York.
Hill is responsible for growing the customer base throughout those states for NETZSCH's grinding division. He will be the key point of contact for NETZSCH customers from the initial meeting, through the purchasing process, including any lab trials, and in post-sale support, with the primary objective of increasing customers' profitability.
Prior to his promotion, Hill was laboratory manager for NETZSCH's Grinding and Dispersion Group. In that position, he developed dispersion and milling processes for products in the paint, ink, pharmaceutical, ceramics and other industries, and processes for dry powder size reduction and classification for mineral, toner, and ceramics industries, among others.
Previously, Hill was employed by Nashua Corporation, Nashua, NH, first as a process development engineer and then as project engineer. While there, he participated in a multimillion-dollar expansion of grinding and dispersion capacity for the manufacture of thermal paper coatings.
Hill holds both bachelor of science and master of science degrees in chemical engineering from Syracuse University.
About NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology, LLC
NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology, located in Exton, Pennsylvania, is the North American subsidiary of the globally operating group of NETZSCH companies. The NETZSCH Group of companies operates in more than 20 countries on four continents. The corporation has grown to 28 companies worldwide with 2,000 employees.
A diversified manufacturer of specialized industrial equipment, NETZSCH provides proven solutions for a broad range of industries, and is the world's leading manufacturer of grinding and dispersing machinery for media milling; powder processing, dispersing, de-aerating, and filling.
With access to comprehensive global resources in engineering and research and development, NETZSCH brings customers the benefit of continually advancing technology. The company's capabilities in the functional areas of design, development, production, sales and service meet the highest demands established by the ISO 9001: 2000 International Quality Guidelines.
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